31 March 2018

Joe Satriani - What Happens Next

Joe Satriani is a living legend. When it comes to guitar playing, genre-defining and creating a back catalogue of legendary rock music, his only peers are Messrs Vai and Zappa. If you're reading this, I'm going to have to assume that you already know about all of his legendary activities through the years. When you have already achieved the status of guitar god, each release you bring out is bound to be broken down into minute details, every note is explored in depth and focused on to the nth degree. What Happens Next was released in January 2018, this is his sixteenth studio album and it features the talents of Glenn Hughes and Chad Smith behind him. As far as three pieces go, that's a damn impression line up and make no mistakes about it. With this line-up, coupled together with producer Mike Fraser, you have a huge amount of potential So, legendary guitarist, gigantic rock line-up, Deity-like producer, what could go wrong?Nothing much, if you look just on the surface of this record. If I was to go into detail about every single song, like I always do, then this would be an incredible repetitive post. So, I'll reduce the work down to a few paragraphs instead. What Happens Next is the tightest Satriani album I've heard, Messrs Smith and Hughes are the perfect backing unit for this outfit. Each song, whether it be a slow or fast or hard rocking number, is played to a clinical perfect that you would expect from the musicians involved. I applaud that, I appreciate the sound and craftsmanship of the artists involved with this record.

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Album scoring system

0 - This is proof there is no deity1 - You're really are touching the bottom of the barrel with this one2 - If only there was some quality control3 - It could have been a bit better4 - Well it's alright, but still......5 -Not for everyone but played well6 - Now I see where you were going, but it's not quite there7 - This is good and well worth a check8 - Oh, now you have my attention and maybe my money, time and heart9 - Almost perfect....Almost10 - This is proof there is a deity(For albums that are too crazy to be marked)Crazy Cat symbol - This album cannot be marked, so here is a box of kittens

Singles/EP Marking System

0 - Only to be listened to by people bless with the gift of being deaf1 - Not so much on the bad that it is bottom of the barrel, but it can see the stuff down there2 - Not bad, not good - so average it is Zen3 - Decent, getting there4 - This is really good, well worth checking out5 - I wish I had extra ears to love this more(For Singles/EPs that are too crazy to mark)Crazy Cat symbol - This release cannot be marked, so here is a box of kittens